Lyudmila Trut, the lead researcher on the Belyaev experiment (also known as the siver dox domestication experiment) died at ...

The rise of pastoralist peoples in the Eurasian steppes and their westward spread some 5,000 years ago may have been fuelled ...

Two-thirds of animal and plant populations are declining in genetic diversity, which makes it harder to adapt to ...

In the most comprehensive global analysis of genetic diversity ever undertaken, an international team of scientists has found that genetic diversity is being lost across the globe but that ...

A California duck farm has culled thousands of birds as the virus seems to be trading genetics with other viruses ...

In the most comprehensive global analysis of genetic diversity ever undertaken, an international team of scientists has found ...

Drones are emerging as a critical scientific tool and revolutionizing the way scientists gather data on how animals' bodies ...

Most animal, plant and fungal cells contain organelles called mitochondria. These descendants of a primordial bacterial ...

Burying a pet in your yard in New Jersey can be a heartfelt decision, but there are important considerations to keep in mind.

Pregnancy is accompanied by profound changes in the body. Among other things, these affect the energy metabolism and the ...

Brian Larkins, the former associate vice chancellor of life sciences at UNL, was a pioneer in the field of plant molecular ...